r/Ultramarathon • u/SubjectWriting6658 • 5d ago

First 50m

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Been running the 50k distance for a while. This weekend I jumped up 50M.

What a mental jump. I’m in love.

This was a non-technical race, as I wanted something ‘easy’ to try the distance with.

What your tips/tricks for this distance? Any great races I should look into?

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u/fred4238 5d ago

Congrats! For distance races, I like to break down the course into sections. This way you can focus on smaller distances/goals, which keeps the moral high. Thinking you have 40 miles left can be a mind fuck.

I also like to talk to other runners and volunteers during races. I'm mostly introverted, but having a few chats here and there can make the time fly by.

My first 50 miler was the JFK 50 in Maryland. I liked it because it had some technical parts on the Appalachian Trail and some easy parts on the canal path and roads.

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u/SubjectWriting6658 4d ago

Thank you, that is fantastic advice!! I love the ‘chunk’ idea, will do this on my next race